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Missing in action

Written By: - Date published: 10:15 am, April 6th, 2026 - 47 comments

As this Government’s inaction over the oil crisis becomes more pronounced more and more people are noticing that Christopher Luxon is missing in action.

In a crisis the left does better

Written By: - Date published: 12:13 pm, April 2nd, 2026 - 31 comments

The Government’s complete reluctance to do anything about the approaching oil crisis is in stark contrast to the approach adopted by more progressive administrative governments overseas.

A change of government this close or this far away…

Written By: - Date published: 9:06 am, April 2nd, 2026 - 59 comments

reasons to feel hopeful but not complacent.

“The future of everything is in New Zealand-made energy”

Written By: - Date published: 8:51 am, March 31st, 2026 - 27 comments

This is the kind of Just Transition story that turns us in the right direction.

The oil crisis: what we should be doing now

Written By: - Date published: 10:48 am, March 30th, 2026 - 24 comments

Responses to the government’s National Fuel Plan.

Wise Response: What can I do in response to the Fuel Supply Crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Written By: - Date published: 12:41 am, March 29th, 2026 - 13 comments

In the tradition of Community Mutual Aid, Wise Response have published When the Trucks Stop: Mutual Aid Arrangements for a Fuel-Constrained New Zealand

The Government’s National Fuel Plan

Written By: - Date published: 12:36 pm, March 27th, 2026 - 23 comments

Nicola Willis and Shane Jones present the details in the current plan for the Hormz oill crisis.

Keep calm and screw it up later – current government policy on fuel

Written By: - Date published: 12:35 pm, March 26th, 2026 - 20 comments

Officials have been doing private, media excluded, webinars with selected businesses. That seems pretty dodgy while our diesel stocks look like they will run out in a few weeks. Rather than (maybe) tomorrow, the government should have been rationing the unproductive Remuera tractors weeks ago.